I don't remember stating that having 5 senses were necessary to be human. This reads like a very uncharitable dismissal of what's really a very interesting topic.
Helen Keller, despite lacking sight and hearing, was still able to perceive the world through sensory input, including taste, touch, and smell - and although she could not hear, she could still feel warmth and the touch of another human, and experienced emotions. (She may not be the best example for your argument, either, as she was born with sight and hearing.)
You asked 'at what point will be it be considered human with added inputs' so I asked the reverse question. It is no more or less charitable to ask 'when does one stop being human with fewer inputs' than to ask 'when does one become human as inputs are added'.
I see - that's not quite what I was asking. Rather, I asked if the parent believed AI would get a physical body, with all that implies.
> Do you think AI will soon get a physical body, and experience "sensory input, emotional responses, social interactions, and the unique context of each moment"?
In fact, my point was that it's not clear that all of these features simply "added inputs." (Hence my questions around emotions, pain, mortality, and morality.)
Helen Keller, despite lacking sight and hearing, was still able to perceive the world through sensory input, including taste, touch, and smell - and although she could not hear, she could still feel warmth and the touch of another human, and experienced emotions. (She may not be the best example for your argument, either, as she was born with sight and hearing.)
A better question might be, how much less of a human is a human brain organoid? https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/artificially-gro...